Wed 29 Oct, 2008 10:59 pm - For an average sized person, if you jumped off of a building how many feet would you fall before you reached terminal velocity?
I realized this likely can very, but any estimates of what one... (view)
Fri 29 Aug, 2008 03:29 pm - If, by any rare chance, you want to do another problem, I'm curious how HIGH the platform he was jumping onto would have to be for him to LOSE five feet off of his jump, and then at that same... (view)
Thu 28 Aug, 2008 11:28 pm - Roger, I don't know where it is. The site is suddenly new and scary.
Nick, for his size, 1- feet is actually VERY impressive.
Robert, still seems too complex for me, but thanks. (view)
Thu 28 Aug, 2008 09:03 pm - A friend and I disagreed about a basic physics question, but neither of us knew how to do the math. Basically, the hypothetical was a runner who barely makes a ten foot jump on level ground... (view)
Thu 10 Apr, 2008 11:04 am - I thought it would be nice if there were a place around here where we could talk freely about Gus without fear of retribution.
So, ostensibly this is a thread which Gus simply isn't allowed... (view)
Fri 21 Mar, 2008 02:00 pm - [quote="Robert Gentel"][quote="SCoates"]Hmm... not to be rude, but by definition, the first example is a simile.[/quote]
No, it is [i]not[/i]. A simile, [u]by definition[/u],... (view)
Sat 15 Mar, 2008 11:16 am - It seems English teachers always define simile as a comparison that uses "like" or "as." Of course, that is simply a useful guideline for students.
A few days ago I heard a... (view)
